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56TARANAKI AS ONE—Tāngata Tū Tahi
Land remediation
The vast majority of sites investigated in Taranaki show no evidence of contamination and
those sites that are high-risk have been cleaned up. There was a substantial effort made in
the 1990s to identify sites and, where necessary, undertake further investigation and
remediation. Sites in the Taranaki region that have the potential to be or could currently
be considered contaminated continue to be identified and
vegetation and when different animals
feed on it, you may be able to hit them
hard once a year, instead of having to
spread effort.
Remember that advice
and assistance are
available from the
Regional Council’s pest
management officers, in
the event of any
problems that are
difficult to cope with
alone.
Blanking (re-planting)
Post-planting maintenance can be crucial
for tree survival, but may not be practical
due to other demands on time. The options
are to:
• Only plant what can
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Lower Waiwhakaiho Flood Control
Scheme
Asset Management Plan
Taranaki Regional Council
Private Bag 713
Stratford 4352
25 August 2020
Document: 1931168
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Lower Waiwhakaiho Flood Control Scheme Asset Management Plan
Updated – 25 August 2020 1
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 5
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Lower Waiwhakaiho Flood Control
Scheme
Asset Management Plan
Taranaki Regional Council
Private Bag 713
Stratford 4352
25 August 2020
Document: 1931168
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Lower Waiwhakaiho Flood Control Scheme Asset Management Plan
Updated – 25 August 2020 1
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 5
Pursuant to section 100A of the Resource Management Act
1991, I request that the Taranaki Regional Council delegates
its functions, powers, and duties required to hear and decide
the application to one or more hearing commissioners who
are not Taranaki Regional Councilors.
NA
Note: Such a request may be made (in writing) up to 5 working days after close of submissions. If you do make a request under
section 100A of the Resource Management Act 1991, you will be liable to meet or contribute to the
However, you
will still retain your right to appeal any decision made by the Council.
Request for independent commisioner/s
Pursuant to section 100A of the Resource Management Act
1991, I request that the Taranaki Regional Council delegates
its functions, powers, and duties required to hear and decide
the application to one or more hearing commissioners who
are not Taranaki Regional Councilors.
Yes
Note: Such a request may be made (in writing) up to 5 working days after close of
Mr Pene has used the definition of a dwelling house in the Regional Air
Quality Plan for Taranaki (RAQPT) to define the area around a dwelling
(or curtilage) within which the occupants of that dwelling could reasonably
be adversely affected by odour discharged from the farm. Whilst I am not
opposed to using this as the basis for defining the area within which we
should consider the peak off-site effects, I consider that it may have been
difficult for Mr Pene to accurately
Young, Environment Canterbury;
• Kelvin Ferguson, Hawkes Bay Regional Council; and
• Andrew Curtis, Irrigation New Zealand Ltd.
OPEN CHANNEL WORKING PARTY:
• Dave Boraman, Boraman Consultants Ltd;
• John Young, Environment Canterbury;
• Graeme Elley, NIWA;
• Michael Ede, Marlborough District Council;
• Phil Downes, Environment Canterbury;
• Graeme Horrell, NIWA;
• Stephen McNally, Opus; and
• Andrew Curtis, Irrigation New Zealand Ltd.
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Report on
prehearing meeting for resource consent applications
lodged by Opunake Power Ltd
(In accordance with section 99(5) of the Resource Management Act)
16 June 2020
Taranaki Regional Council Office, Stratford
Initial comment
Section 99(5) of the RMA requires that the pre-hearing meeting chairperson prepare a report of
the meeting that:
Does not include anything communicated or made available on a without prejudice basis;
and
For the parties …
The National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity (NPS-UDC) was introduced by the
Ministry for the Environment (MfE) in 2016 and requires the Council to assess housing and business
demand and capacity across the district. They have newly defined New Plymouth District as medium-
high growth (i.e. projected to grow by more than 10 per cent from 2013 to 2023).
As a result, the NPS-UDC requires the New Plymouth District Council and Taranaki Regional Council to
provide